Passport card acceptable for Aasandha services

Aasandha Company has made the decision to accept the new passport cards as an alternative to national identity cards for Aasandha services.

Aasandha Company announced this Monday that it made the decision in light of the government’s decision to make passport cards an acceptable alternative to national ID cards for services at State institutions, banks and hospitals.

President’s Office announced the decision to make national ID cards an acceptable alternative to national ID cards for services on November 29.

President’s Office said in its statement that passport cards were the safest identity papers currently used in the country, save for passports.

Passport cards can also be used as a cash card.

The fee for a passport card is MVR 450. Citizens issued e-passports after January, 2016 or applying for an e-passport for the first time are eligible to apply for passport cards.

Passport cards were launched by President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom in a function held at the President’s Office on October 11.